Bob Collins
Jesse Ventura is (still) upset that he was patted down while going through airport security, but his lawsuit has been tossed out and now he says he’ll never stand for the National Anthem again
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
The hunt, we should talk, a good time for clocks, the sound of success, the reality of health care in Minnesota, and the real meaning of 4:20.
The longer the economy remains a disaster, the more people may start wondering whether some of America’s cities are anything but a lost cause and, if so, what does that mean?
Women’s sports don’t get the attention they deserve, it may discourage more girls and women from participating in sports, and the media too often portrays women as sexual beings before showing them as outstanding athletes.
Maybe a security guard at the TCF Bank Stadium didn’t get the memo that it’d be OK for fans to rush the field if the Gophers beat Iowa last Saturday, but it’s cost him his job.
The case for college, you should meet Harriet Peterson, Minnesota girls are not for sale, the post-Vikings world examined, and a ride on the space station.
Letting Texas be Texas
How much does the Internet weigh?
Grocery chain drops charges against sandwich-eating shoplifters
We’ve reached the creative-outlet stage of the debate over whether the Minnesota Vikings should get a new stadium on the public dime.